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The Daily Telegraph has a feature on this in which is says the first satellite developed by Surrey Satellite technology Ltd went from drawing board to launch in 30 months at the cost of £19 million.<br /><br />The second satellite being built by a euro consortium of Alcatel, Alenia Spazio, Astrium Gmbh, Astrium Ltd and Galeleo Sistemas y Servicios is slightly more advanced and had an initial price tag of £175 million (since reduced following competition from SSTL).<br /><br />What is the difference between the two satellite to make the second so much more expensive than the first?<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>